Evan Mix’s latest 8 song LP “Glare Cursed” is a must-hear! This record features experimental production, moving lyrics, luscious harmonies, and an upright bass! The upright bass is featured on the LPs introductory track “The Descending of Remains”, a song that serves as a celebration of life. Similar to the style of Lou Reed, this song features experimental production and percussion. The vocals of the song are also quite experimental, pulling the listener in to the soundscape of Evan Mix. A drum solo serves as the song breakdown section before the song picks up with distorted electric guitars. The song is quite lengthy for an album introduction, and although it remains engaging due to its experimental nature, it also lacks a catchy hook line.
“The forecast for “Where Should I Ask?” shows a potentially volatile future for the song. It could either age well or not well, making it the one on the album that could have the most interesting life beyond 2024.” – Evan Mix
The record seamlessly transitions into “Alyosha Left.” This is another captivating avant-garde piece of music. The lyrics of the song are based upon characters from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. One standout point of this track is the retro sounding synths, that are serving NES video game vibes. As a musician myself, my personal favorite element is the super groovy bass played by Rafael Freitas. The retro synths continue on the record’s title track, “Glare Cursed.” The pace picks up a little bit for this track. While the song lacks a hook vocal melody, the synths provide the element of catchiness that listeners will be waiting for. The gorgeous vocal harmonies were sung by Millicent Chimonyo-Ntubi.
Heavier sounding synths enter the picture on “Jerk and Jerk.” They buzz and growl as Evan Mix delivers the record’s best vocals. This song is perhaps the most catchy and therefore the most captivating on the record. It features background vocals by Anabell Jasni and a moving bass line by Bruno Dela Rosa. I personally believe “Jerk and Jerk” to be the most musically simulating song on the record. Evan Mix wrote this song about “The awkwardness of navigating public places or your neck after riding a wooden roller-coaster. Which is it?”
“‘Daring Without Shame’ took about a week longer than the rest of the songs to record. The goal was to match the easy-going, on-vacation feeling that songs like Brenton Wood’s “I Think You’ve Got Your Fools Mixed Up” had. It was difficult to find original sounds to create that feeling.” – Evan Mix
“Daring Without Shame” kicks off with hand percussion, synths, and a truly unique vocal melody. This out-of-the-box song features synths that sound much like bells by Lone Feathers. It also features an organ with a leslie sound. This laid back song is perfect to bring the record into its two closing songs.
The experimental vibe continues for the next song “Mooshee Ooshees.” The pace picks up into a danceable groove, the first dance song on the record. Evan Mix says “Once saw a Westie puppy perk-up when its owner said this to them.” The super epic bass on this track was played by Bankole K and Valentina Jazz sang the gorgeous backing vocals.
The closing track on the record is “I Think About Her Every Day.” This is one of the best songs on the record. It features a bright synth that brings a happy energy to the recording. This song is a ballad that features a heavy bass guitar and experimental synths. It comes across like a synth jam! It feels very raw and authentic from start to finish. The amazing bass line on this song was played by Sandy Beales.
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Written by Ryan Cassata
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